Violence and Risk Assessment   [Archived Catalog]
2011-2012 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Revised Addendum
   

FO 618 - Violence and Risk Assessment


Prerequisite(s): FO 613 . This course provides students with the fundamental aspects of conducting violence and risk assessment evaluations and the manner in which opinions are communicated. Students gain an understanding of empirically-based risk factors and assessment tools used to conduct violence and risk evaluations, as well as management strategies employed to ameliorate risk/risk conditions. Practical exercises drawn from actual cases are used to illustrate key concepts. (2 credits)